Best Defense commenters: Are you having problems with the FP paywall system?

"Victor LEsperance" commented today: "On a totally
unrelated topic, it sounds like the IT folks at Foreign Policy are moonlighting
at the Obamacare sight.  I know they still have their day jobs because I
get paywalled on a regular basis despite coughing up for a
subscription.   Now the general public has an idea of what it is like
to be a Foreign Policy subscriber and
sometime blog commenter."

I asked
the powers that be. One responded, "Our website is
undergoing a very extensive redesign, which among other things will bring
improvements to our commenting system, including single sign on. That means the
paywall glitches should come down -- way down - once the new site is up and
running. It shouldn't be long, now."

In the meantime, if
you are having problems, e-mail:

fpallaccess@foreignpolicy.com 

Be polite, OK? We don't want to give Best Defense readers
a bad rep at FP.

Speaking of Obamacare, don't compare it
to the ideal, compare it to what exists now. As part of my move to the New
America Foundation, I've spent a big part of the last six weeks trying to sort
out health insurance for my family. It is nuts. You never get anyone on the
phone the first time. They don't answer e-mails. They get back to you with
additional questions-a week later. They keep pulling out rules they didn't tell
me about when I needed to know them two years ago. And I have been paying a ton
of money for the privilege of receiving this pattern of neglect and abuse.

So, for all its frustrations, I will
take Obamacare. If I were younger, I'd consider setting up a company to guide
people through it.